Recently Ilise Benun from Marketing Mentor ran a course through CreativeLive.com titled “Command the Fees You Deserve.” As a new business owner and web designer, I was immediately interested. Benun’s course spanned 3 days and covered a variety of tips all focused around taking control of your business and charging… read more
Launching the New Podcast: Come Alive Creator
After several months, it finally happened. We launched our new company podcast, Come Alive Creator. What is Come Alive Creator? This is a podcast about everyday people pursuing their entrepreneurial desires. Basically, I interview people who broke away from the 9-5, “standard” job to pursue something they wanted to do…. read more
My Unfair Advantage
Typically when you start a business, brand, or product, you want to be solving a problem, filling a gap, or improving an experience. Truth be told, I don’t feel like Come Alive Creative doesn’t does any of those things. It’s something I’ve been wrestling with. On one hand, we are… read more
Building a Company on a Quote
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” -Howard Thurman The first time I saw this quote I was reading Wild at Heart by John Eldredge several… read more
I Left My Job
I handed in my letter of resignation. It’s something Leandra and I have debated for a while now. Up until this past weekend, we planned on me going back for this school year and then striking off on our own in the summer of 2015. Practically speaking, it was the… read more
